Iran shoots down 17th US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island in country’s south — IRGC

US-Israeli strikes on IranIran shoots down 17th US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island in country’s south — IRGC It specifies that the interception took place at 2:30 p.m. local timeTEHRAN, November 14. /TASS/. The 17th American MQ-1 drone was intercepted and destroyed on Saturday over the Iranian island of Qeshm, the press service of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported. "The 17th American MQ-1 drone was intercepted and destroyed by a new, advanced air defense system of the IRGC Aerospace Force in the skies over Qeshm Island," the statement reads. It specifies that the interception took place at 2:30 p.m. local time (11:00 a.m. GMT). According to the IRGC, the downed vehicle is an MQ-1 series reconnaissance and strike drone operated by the US military. The statement describes the destruction of the UAV as yet another failure of the enemy's intelligence missions. 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